Astronomy
Binary Systems Can Support Planets
A new computer simulation developed at the Carnegie Institution suggests that planets can form and survive around binary star systems.…
The North Star is Really Three Stars
Polaris, or the North Star, is one of the most famous stars in the sky. But did you know it's…
How the Milky Way Got its Warp
Astronomers have discovered that nearby satellite galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, are interacting with local dark matter to…
Superbubble Complex N44
The powerful Gemini telescope produced this amazing photograph of the N44 superbubble complex (also known to astronomers as NGC 1929).…
A Supernova Every 50 Years
A team of European astronomers has calculated the rate that supernovas are exploding in the Milky Way: approximately one goes…
Nearby Disk Contains Life’s Chemicals
A planet forming disk located about 375 light-years from Earth has been found to contain some of the building blocks…
Comet-Like Trail on a Pulsar
A team of Italian astronomers have discovered that a pulsar racing through the Milky Way has a comet-like trail blazing…
Photos of Young Stellar Clusters
Two ESO telescopes captured stars at different points of the stellar lifecycle in this photograph of star cluster NGC 2467.…
Young Stars in the Christmas Tree Cluster
The Christmas Tree Cluster, also known as NGC 2264, is a well known star cluster in the Monoceros (the Unicorn)…
Galaxies Grow Up in Dark Matter Nurseries
Want to know where new galaxies are going to be born? Just look for clumps of dark matter. Although dark…